Sad-iron



A. E. ABBOTT.

S AD 1mm. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2B, 1911. RENEWED APR. 6, 1912.

1,027,969. Patented May 28, 1912.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS uoLuMzslA PLANOURAPH co.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMBROSE E. ABBOTT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FENTON A. WEAST, 0F MODESTO, CALIFORNIA.

SAD-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed March 28, 1911, Serial No. 617,328. Renewed April 6, 1912. Serial No. 689,041.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AMBROSE E. ABBOTT,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi-.

dent of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have in vented a new and Improved Sad-Iron, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This lnventlon relates to sad irons, and

has reference more particularly to a device of this class, which comprises a base, a burner associated therewith and servlng to heat the base, a fuel reservolr communicating with the burner, and a handle for manipulating the iron, the parts being re-' purposes, which 1s compact in form, in

which liquid fuel or the like can be employed for heating the iron, in which the amount of heat desired can be exactly regulated, which is economical in its consumption of fuel, and in which the parts are removably assembled, so that the iron can be taken apart and put together, for the purpose of cleaning it or for repairing or replacing parts.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims. I

Reference is tobe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of an embodiment of my invention on the line 11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of the iron; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that while the iron is particularly designed for use with alcohol as fuel, other fuel adapted for the purpose can also be employed.

The base of the device, which constitutes the actual flat iron, or smoothing body, may be of any suitable shape and size to adapt it for ordinary or special purposes, and the iron may be so proportioned as to give it the of construction form no part of the invention, and can be varied in accordance with individual preference and special conditions, without departing from the underlying spirit of the invention.

Referring'm'oreparticularly to the drawings, I provide a base 10 fashioned from cast-iron or other suitable material, and of the usual tapered form. The base is hollow, and is open at the top, being provided in the interior with transverse partitions 11, each having a central recess 12. The side walls of the base are provided'with openings 13, and above the same, with recesses 14 at the upper edge, so that sufficient quantities of air can enter the base to supply the blfirner with oxygen, as will appear hereina ter.

End members 15 and 16 are located respectively, at the front and the back of the iron, and-each, at the inner face has an annular flange 17 internally threaded to receive the correspondingly threaded ends of a cylindrical fuel reservoir 18, positioned between the ends and above the base. The latter has a top 19 resting thereupon, and provided at the ends and at the sides with downwardly disposed flanges 20 engaging at the edge of the base. The top has a central, longitudinal opening 21 into which the lower portion of the. reservoir projects.

Each of the ends has a laterally disposed ing the ends recessed to receive the upper extremities of the parts 24. These are secured to the handle by means of screws 26 and 27, the latter being at the rear of the iron and having an enlarged head. At the front of the iron is a threaded opening 28, in which is located a thumb-screw 29,'adapted to be received in a correspondingly threaded opening 30formed' in-the lower part of the end 15, which projects into the base and is provided with a downwardly disposed lug 31. A hollow burner member 82, preferably of tubular form is located within the base, under the reservoir, being the extension 43.

supported in the recesses 12 of the partitions 11, and having the forward end closed by a threaded plug 33, the forward end being positioned in an opening 34: of the lug 31. The end 16 has a part 35, which extends into the base and is provided with a passage 36, and an extension 37 which is removably re ceived in the rear, open end of the burner member 32. The passage 36 has a tapered outlet 38 in the extension 37, and it communicates with a feed passage 39 formed in an enlargement 10 at the rear of the end 16. A. feed pipe 41 having an upwardly disposed end is positioned within the reservoir, near the top thereof, and has the other extremity screwed into a threaded, enlarged end 12 of the feed passage 39. The part 35 of the end 16 has a rearwardly disposed extension 43 alined with the extension 37, and projecting from the base, through a recess 14 at the back of the base. A tapered valve member 45 has a threaded stem 46 received in a correspondingly threaded opening 47 of the extension 4-3 and serves to re ulate 7 b the flow of fuel from the feed passage 39, through the tapered outlet 38, into the burner. The stem has a hand wheel or head 47 bv means of which it can be manipulatedf A threaded cap 48 having a pack-' ing 49 thereimder, and provided with an opening to receive the stem 16, is screwed upon the correspondingly threaded end of The part 35 of the end 16 has within the base, studs 50 which are removably received in correspondingly lo cated openings 51 of the rear wall of the base, to assist in holding the parts in position.

The burner member 32 has at the lower side, openings or perforations 52 through which the fuel mixture can escape. /Vithin the burner are spaced foraininous partitions 53, consisting for example, of wire gauze, which assist in thoroughly mixing the fuel vapor and air.

The end 15 has an upwardly inclined enlargement 54-, provided with a filling passage 55 therethrough, having at the upper end a threaded enlargement 56. In this is received the correspondingly threaded valve body 57, having screwed thereon a cap 58 provided with an opening 59. Within the valve body is formed a tapered valve seat 60, adapted to cooperate with a corresponding valve member 61, to close the passage 62 through the valve body. A spring 63 engages the upper face of the valve member and the inside of the cap, and tends normally to hold the valve member seated. By unscrewing the valve body 57, a filling opening is provided for introducing fuel 6% into the reservoir. At the same time a safety valve is provided to permit the escape of fuel vapor if the pressure within the res ervoir becomes excessive.

If alcohol or other similar fuel is used in the sad iron, the heat generated at the burner serves to heat the base 10, and also to warm the fuel in the reservoir, to cause the same to vaporize. The vapor passes through the feed pipe 41, into the feed passage 39, and thence through the feed valve, into the burner, where it escapes and is mixed with air entering through the openings and recesses 13 and 1 1, so that the resulting mixture can burn at the burner perforations. It will be noted that the feed pipe 41 is so positioned that vapor alone can enter it from the reservoir, in a normal position of the device. By means of the valve member 415, the amount of fuel entering the burneroan be exactly regulated to control the heat generated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A sad iron, comprising a base, a burner mounted therein, a top upon said base and having an opening, ends carried by said top and having a reservoir secured to said ends and positioned therebetween, means for conducting fuel from said reservoir to said burner, and ahandle secured between said ends above said reservoir, and spaced therefrom.

2. A sad iron, comprising a base, a burner removably located therein, a top removably mounted upon said base and having an opening over said burner, ends removably associated with said top, a reservoir removably secured to said ends between the same and partly projecting through said opening, said ends forming closures for the extremities of said reservoir, means for conducting fuel from said reservoir to said burner, a feed valve for regulating the flow of fuel to said burner, and a handle secured between said ends.

3. A sad iron, comprising a hollow base having openings in the wall thereof, and provided with transverse, spaced partitions, said partitions having recesses, a tubular, perforated burner member carried in said recesses, a top removably mounted upon said base, said top having an opening above said burner, ends removably associated with said top and said base, a reservoir carried between said ends and projecting partly through said opening, a connectingpassage between said reservoir and said burner, a valve for regulating the flow of fuel into said burner, and a handle carried by said ends, above said reservoir.

4. A sad iron comprising a hollow base having openings in the wall thereof and provided with transverse, spaced partitions, said partitions having recesses, a perforated burner member located in said recesses, a top removably mounted upon said base, said top having an opening above said burner, ends 1 removably associated with said top and extending into said base and having said burner secured thereto, a reservoir carried between said ends and projecting partly through said opening, said ends forming closures for the extremities of said reservoir, a connecting passage between said reservoir and said burner, a valve for regulating the flow of fuel into said burner, and a handle carried by said ends.

5. A sad iron comprising a hollow base, a burner therein, a top removably positioned upon said base and having an opening above.

said burner, ends having parts projecting into said base, and having flanges resting upon said top, means for removably securing said flanges and said top upon said base, and a fuel reservoir carried between said ends and communicating with said burner.

6. A sad iron comprising a hollow base, a burner therein, a top removably positioned upon said base and having an opening above said burner, ends having parts projecting into said base, one of said parts having a passage therethrough communicating with said burner, the other of said parts having an opening receiving an end of said burner, said ends having flanges resting upon said top, means for removably securing said flanges and said top upon sald base, and a fuel reservoir earned between said ends and communicating with said burner through said passage.

7. k sad iron comprising a hollow base, a burner therein, a top positioned above said base and having an opening above said burner, ends associated with said top and each having a threaded, annular flange, a tubular reservoir having threaded extremities received within said threaded flanges, one of said ends having a passage therein, said burner and said end having said passage being in communication, a handle secured between said ends, said base having partitions therein provided with recesses in which said burner is located, a valve for controlling the flow of fuel through said passage, and means for removably securing said base and said top together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AMBROSE E. ABBOTT.

Witnesses FRANK H. DOBSON, EZRA B. WEBB.

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